Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company

Commercial Brewery in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, United States 🇺🇸
Owned by Tenth and Blake Beer Company
Associated Venue: Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company

Established in 1867

Contact
124 East Elm Street, Chippewa Falls, WI, 54729, United States
Description
In May 1867, the Leinenkugel family brewery was founded in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin by Jacob Leinenkugel. He was a family man driven by an iron work ethic, and he knew that his German family heritage would play an integral part of his brewery’s success. Today, the sixth generation of Leinenkugels continues to brew some of the same family-inspired recipes that Jacob poured his heart and soul into. Over the years, our family has grown and so has our brewery, but our history and heritage remain at the forefront.

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6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Refrigerated 12 oz. brown bottle poured into a glass. Clear Amber with small off-white head. Aroma is caramel, medium body, medium carbonation, and small-bubble lacing. Taste is caramel malt.
Tried from Bottle on 21 Sep 2017 at 19:31

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Draft pour pint at Safeco Field. Unexpected style for an anniversary beer in my opinion, but if the season lines it up that way, that's cool. Clean and clear copper orange pour with no head. Sweet, toast malt. Thick bodied lager. Good amount of flavor. Decent overall.
Tried from Draft on 10 Sep 2017 at 15:52

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
12 ounce bottle into lager glass, best before 12/5/2016. Pours crystal clear dark reddish brown color with a small fairly dense off white head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Light spotty lacing clings down the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of big maple syrup, wood, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, brown bread, and light herbal. Okay aromas with solid balance of maple, dark/bready malt, and light earthy hop notes; with great strength. Way too much maple in the aromas. Taste of big maple syrup, wood, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, toasted brown bread, light nuttiness/roast, and herbal/toasted earthiness. Light herbal/spicy hop and roast bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of maple syrup, wood, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, toasted brown bread, light nuttiness/roast, and herbal/toasted earthiness on the finish for a while. Nice robustness, balance, and solid complexity of maple, dark/bready malt, and light earthy hop flavors; with a nice malt/bitterness balance, and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Slightly drying from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and body; with a smooth, bready/grainy, and lightly sticky mouthfeel that is good. A bit stale feeling. Very clean on lager flavors, with zero yeast notes present. Zero warming alcohol for 5.8%. Overall this is an okay Munich dunkel lager. All around good robustness, balance, and solid complexity of maple, dark/bready malt, and light earthy hop flavors very smooth and easy to drink. This hardly represents a Munich dunkel at all. Too much maple sweetness, and not enough toasty/nutty malts. Munich malt presence is lacking. This was fairly enjoyable.
Tried from Bottle on 12 Aug 2017 at 17:16

5.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 6
12 oz. bottle, thanks George! Watermelon jolly rancher, bubblegum, butterscotch, and lemon. Sweet, with just a hint of bitterness. Medium body, with a pulpy, thick feel. Odd, and candy-like. Not very good, though.
Tried from Bottle on 23 Jul 2017 at 19:15

6.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
12 ounce bottle. Clear copper, large foamy tan head, decent retention. Aroma of toasted malt, caramel, grassy hops. The taste is caramel, toasted malt, strong bitter grassy hops. Medium bodied. Not the best.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Jul 2017 at 21:11

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Cloudy yellow pour with a white head and great retention. Spotty lacing. Soft mouthfeel. Sweet lemon and orange wheat flavor. Smooth. Light and refreshing.
Tried on 08 Jul 2017 at 16:03

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Hazy golden with a white head - Wheat, citrus and some spicy notes in the aroma - Wheat malt body with some orange and spicy flaovurs - Malt and some spicy citrus in the finish - This was nice
Tried on 18 Jun 2017 at 11:49

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Pour is a clear copper with a large white head. Aroma is a decent bready malt. Flavor is again a nice toasted bread malt. Maybe a bit on the thin side but this was about what you expect from an American made marzen. Now why you would make a marzen for your anniversary beer is a bit odd but this was not a total throw away beer.
Tried from Can on 03 Jun 2017 at 14:37

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Clear deep gold color with a white head and decent retention. Pretty pour. Spotty lacing. Strong and sweet cherry flavor. Medium body. Tasty, but it gets a little too tart as it warms. Pale lager? This is definitely a fruit beer, not a pale lager.
Tried on 29 May 2017 at 16:57

5/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 6
Bottle, not retired. Looks like pale lager, but certainly more quality here than a cheap pale lager. A better attitude towards pale lager fer sher. Mine says 4.9%. Nearly noticable sweet perfume cream corn aroma. Smooth and on par with any cheap macro - lite er not - as far as drinkability goes. Easy and it goes down easy, nice job LK. Refreshing summer tasks beer? Let me try!
Tried from Bottle on 20 May 2017 at 13:00